A recluse, bee keeping vampire that has lost his love for blood is summoned to eradicate his lineage  when the world's blood supply is irreversibly contaminated with toxins and children are harvested for their blood.

SYNOPSIS:

DESCHAIN, the oldest of six continental vampires, lost his desire for human blood long ago, feeding only on cattle blood. A recluse, he tends his apiary and seeks comfort from his only companion, a honeybee.

LACHIA, Deschain’s relative, arrives at Deschain’s and informs him “The Treaty” between the vampires and the United Nations/United States is on the verge of dissolution.

Deschain travels to the United Nations headquarters where the last remaining continental vampires, TOSHIRO, KARL, HORUS, BASILIO, and VISHNU meet with the TICELY STROUD, the President of the United States.

Deschain and Stroud discuss the ramification of the blood contamination from the consumption of antibiotics/vaccines/drugs that is poisoning the vampires and making it impossible for humans to give blood and survive.

Deschain travels to Juarez; Vishnu informs him that some of the vampires are working with cartels and the church to kidnap children (“organics”) and harvest their blood in “blood hives.”

Deschain knows it is his responsibility to destroy the vampires involved for these violations of The Treaty. Deschain kills Vishnu for withholding this information. Deschain locates a “blood hive” and rescues a teenage girl. He gives her the choice to come with him, and she accepts. Deschain confronts a cartel boss, threatening to kill his family if the children aren’t released. Deschain then engages Basilio in a vicious battle; and takes Basilio’s life.

Deschain and Sol begin their journey to Deschain’s home and are picked up by an Apache elder that recognizes that Deschain is not human. He brings them to his reservation and makes a sweat for him. Deschain travels through time and the universe and encounters Karl, hiding alone on an island. Deschain takes Karl’s life.

Deschain takes Sol to a university in Canada where he contributes resources to fund bee research to save them from extinction. Deschain asks Sol to take on his mission after he is gone.

Deschain and Sol travel to Al Bagawat, Egypt, that has become Horus’s stronghold. Lachia follows them and takes Sol. Deschain battles Horus and is nearly killed but is saved by Jesus. They converse about the meaning of blood, sin, and salvation. Jesus offers Deschain the Eucharist, which Deschain accepts before Jesus vanishes.

Deschain travels to Japan; he and Toshiro engage in final celebrations of life. Deschain is reunited with his lover, Mikeno. They spend one last night together before Mikeno commits suicide. Deschain, sets out with Toshiro on a global hunt, killing cartel members and releasing children from the blood hives. Deschain kills the cartel boss and then returns to his land. With a final flourish in the style of a Kurosawa Samurai film, Deschain and Toshiro battle Lachia and Horus. Toshiro sacrifices himself in battle so Deschain can defeat Lachia and Horus. Deschain is mortally wounded; his obligations to The Treaty completed, Deschain, fading from this life, is visited one last time from Bee. Bee settles into his open hand, and they both die. Sol buries Deschain. Spring arrives, Sol tends magnificent flowering gardens and tends his apiary.

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